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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What makes Morgan crazy with rage?
(a) Nobody uses his fireworks.
(b) He is poor.
(c) His wife nags him.
(d) He has no friends.

2. What person in the crowd at the big fight does the author watch?
(a) A man cheering Big Foot on.
(b) A woman eating peanuts.
(c) A man eating a banana.
(d) A woman with her hands over her eyes.

3. From where does the author's mother fetch him?
(a) From Venezuela.
(b) From Chaguanas.
(c) From Arima.
(d) From Tobago.

4. What had Hat's mother told him when he was little?
(a) Boy, you look like little bird, people will laugh at you."
(b) "Boy, never laugh at people ,they no like you."
(c) "Boy, you laughing all day, I bet you you go cry tonight."
(d) Boy, be good brother to Edward."

5. How many children does Morgan have?
(a) Nine.
(b) Five.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Ten.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Morgan look like?

2. After Big Foot leaves Miguel Street what is the last thing the author hears about him?

3. How many children does Laura have?

4. When did the author meet Titus Hoyt?

5. Who is Nathaniel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What else was Morgan besides a comedian, and what did he do all day:?

2. What changes Eddoes's happy disposition?

3. What happens when Laura's daughter, Lorna, gets pregnant?

4. Who are Big Foot's parents, and what had hardened him as a child?

5. Who is Laura, and how many children does she have?

6. Why do the people of Miguel Street finally laugh at Morgan, and what happens to him then?

7. Who is Mr. Titus Hoyt, and when does the author meet him?

8. What is the main focus of chapter 10 where Laura is introduced to the reader?

9. What happens to Eddoes's baby and what is her name?

10. What makes Big Foot grow in prominence and respect on Miguel Street, and how does he lose that respect?

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